Topic: OUR CHANGING WORLD
Paragraph Planning
Introduction
Advances and inventions
Artificial Intelligence
Health
An introductory paragraph about
technological progress and scientific
achievement over the last 50 years in major
spheres of human activity (space, medicine,
science, education, etc.) New age
philosophy, high-tech industry
Advances and Inventions
the launch of satellites, endoscopic surgery,
constructions of bridges and highways,
electric cars, alternative sources of energy
(nuclear, solar, etc.).
robotics, AI – a myth or reality?
a vaccine against AIDS, COVID-19,
telemedicine, scanning and diagnostic
equipment
Communication Technology
access to the Internet, modem, digital voice
discs, voice assistant
Possible Negative Effects
Technology and society
traffic congestion, unsightly urban sprawl,
an outbreak of new strains of flu
Natural disasters
extreme weather changes, wreak havoc on
crop production, damage environment,
hurricane-proof home, a device predicting
earthquakes
Unemployment
computerization, impersonal service,
humans working on assembly lines – a
thing of the past, automated factories,
ATMs and cash dispensers
Pros and cons of technological progress
moral and ideological perspective, lethal
biological weapons, space junk and debris,
GM foods, stressful lifestyle, outcome,
outlook, keep in mind!
Conclusion
Your own thoughts, ideas about the topic
under discussion and possible solutions